(KUALA LUMPUR, Monday): The Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI)
unveiled its new website (www.asli.com.my)
at its headquarters this morning. The revamped and e-enabaled website
will now allow ASLI's clients to make online reservations and payments
for ASLI's seminars and conferences.

ASLI President, Mirzan Mahathir, also announced that it has engaged iRepublics.com
Sdn Bhd to develop and implement an e-enablement and interactive marketing
solution. The development and consulting services agreement was signed
between Mirzan and Ian Buchanan, Chairman of iRepublics.com Sdn Bhd. Also
present at the event was ASLI CEO Dato' Dr. Micheal Yeoh and Leng Kean
Meng, CEO of iRepublics.com. Sdn. Bhd.

"iRepublics.com has done a great job in the redesigning and revamping
of ASLI's corporate website with quantum improvements in its visual appeal,
navigation and user interface" said Mirzan who added that ASLI has
also added e-enablement functionalities such as customer relationship
management modules that will be integrated with its business operations,
and an enterprise content management system to allow easy and centralised
updating of information and website.

Towards the vision of becoming a regional Think-Tank, the e-enabled site
also includes features such as access to ASLI's repository of research
documents and past conference papers, the ability to service requests
for new account openings and a web-based forum for discussion and exchange
of ideas among selected ASLI's members.

According to Mirzan, this new website marks another milestone in ASLI's
continuous quest to better serve its partners. "With the Internet
providing an efficient channel for communication, interaction and collaboration,
ASLI will increasingly e-enable its operations in the electronic exchange
of business and operational information between ASLI and its clients and
speakers" said the ASLI President.

Besides having both the qualifications and experience in delivering the
core applications in a build, implement and host approach, iRepublics.com
will also be providing value added services such as interactive marketing
and branding campaigns throughout its network of over 80,000 corporate
members.

Mr Leng Kean Meng, CEO of iRepublics.com Sdn Bhd said, "as more
companies are leveraging on digital technologies to drive performance
improvements throughout the enterprise, e-enablement is absolutely crucial
for organizations to achieve superior financial performance and to improve
long-term shareholders' value." He added that the emergence of web
services technologies and companies such as iRepublics.com will eventually
assist firms to enhance their effectiveness, revenue and value-added services
while at the same time reduce costs.

ASLI is a not-for-profit independent Think Tank that promotes leadership,
strategic thinking and bilateral business partnerships. Its mission is
to help organizations enhance leadership and strategic capabilities through
the interchange of ideas, information and knowledge. Since its inception
in 1993, ASLI has continuously engaged in the research and implementation
of strategic leadership programmes, publications, conferences, CEO membership
forums and international business missions, befitting its aim to become
a knowledge channel. Over the years, ASLI has also been recognized as
a premier conference organizer and think tank providing platforms for
the best minds to discuss issues of strategic importance to government
and business.

iRepublics.net (http://www.irepublics.net/)
and iRepublics.com (http://www.irepublics.com/)
are Internet properties of iRepublics.com Sdn Bhd, a system integration
and e-enablement company that was established in 1996. iRepublics.net's
aim is to enhance its clients' long-term shareholders value through e-enablement
engagements, effective usage of the Internet for marketing & communications
and leveraging of digital technologies to drive performance improvements
throughout the enterprise.

iRepublics.com is offering corporate web-hosting at no charge and is
currently hosting almost 6,000 websites and about 80,000 mailboxes for
the employees in those companies. Its growth has been rapid and continues
at about 30% per month. For further enquiries please contact Ms. Clairmont
Kok at (03) 4270 2898 or Email: clairmont@irepublics.com